Cultural dimensions and Consumption: A Sociological Vision and Future Prospective

This paper seeks to discuss the relationship between culture and consumption through exposing a collection of basic concepts and issues. Which it arouses, thinking, and studying. Our current topic is to be based upon two fundamental hypotheses; first, that the cultural dimensions which are connected to play a major role in considering it, because of the increasing moral and materialistic aspects forming these cultural dimensions. Second, we are witnessing  consumption globalization in addition to the impact of mass media, publicity, and advertisement on individuals, culture,
Based on the two previous hypotheses, some cultural dimensions are theoretically discussed in terms of the basic concepts and issues, tackling as well as their most important various dimensions and mechanisms. Regarding the third section, it includes observation of the nature of consumption culture and its absorption determinants. As for the last section, it exposes the most important results reported by Arabic researches and studies in the culture consumption field. In the conclusion, the paper proposes a conclusion and a prospective vision.